Convertible furniture



Nov. 17, 1925.

S. GUTERMAN CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Filed March 20, 1925 INVENTOR .J jmw ZBr M I ATTORNEY;

gportion of the several parts of construction within the scope of the apn of Patented Nov, 17, 1925s rATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL GUTERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I

CONVERTTBLE FURNITURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL GULERMAN, a citizen of Brazil, and residentof the city of New York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ConvertibleFurniture, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in convertible furniture,and has for its main object to provide an article of that characterwhich may serve at one time as a chair for infants, differing little inappearance from ordinary forms of chairs, and which may be convenientlyconverted into a baby carriage.

WVith these and other objects in view,

which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement andconstruction of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appendedclaims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understoodthat many changes may be made in the size and proand details pendedclaims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing'any of theadvantages of the invention.

- One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved convertible chair and babycarriage with the parts arranged for use as a chair;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 a side elevation of the samewith the parts folded for transportation or storage; and

4 is a side elevation of the article showing the device arranged for useas a baby carriage.

The convertible furniture comprises a supporting frame, including twopairs of spaced apart side members, each pair consisting of two bars 10and 11, which are crossed and pivotally connected together by. means ofa rod 12, which extends from one of said side members to the other. Theupper ends of the bars 10 are connected by a transverse rail 13, whileupon the upper portions of the bars 11 is formed a chair back 14. Thebars 10 and 11 carry adjacent their lower ends'wheels 15 and 16,respectively, which are in contact with the floor Application filedMarch 20, 1925. Serial No. 17,103.

when the chair is converted into a crib, as

clearly shown in Fig. t of the drawings,

but are out of contact with the floor when the furniture is in the formof a chair,as shown in Fig. 1. To each'of the bars 11 is pivoted at 17,adj'acentthe chair back 14, anarm rest 18, connected by a'transversetable portion 19, which is adapted portion in position upon the V rail13, the latter and the said table portion are provided with coactingfastening devices of any suitable construction. For instance, the tableportion is provided with two or more hooks 20, adapted to engage pins 21on the transverse rail 13 (Figs. 1 and 2).

To the bars 10 is pivoted at 22, above the pivot rod 12, a foot rest 23,that is adapted carriage, the foot rest 23 and the links 24 are foldedup against the bars 10. In or der to hold the elements in thesepositions (Fig 1), catches 29 are mounted on the bars 10, engagingthefoot rest.

. The combined chair seat and bed bottom is in the form of a web 30, ofany suitable fabric. This web'is attached to the chair back 1 1, itswidth corresponding to the distance between'the side members, constituted'by the two pairs of bars 10 and 11.

chair,'the web is carried around a tie-rod 31, connecting the bars 10above the pivots 25 of the links 24:, and is thence'passed' downwardsand below the foot rest 23, it's free end being provided with aperturesthrough which the pins 28 on the outer to rest upon the upper ends ofthe support" ing bars 10 and upon the transverse rail For the purpose ofkeeping the table for a purpose hereinafter to be describedf When thechair is converted into a baby if When the furniture is in the form of aend of the foot rest may be extended When the chair is converted into ababy carriage, the free end of the web is dis- "for the chair and thebaby carriage. 'each-lazylong construction the free end engaged from thepins on the foot en 'a 'ed with the nns 21 on the tr;

rail 13.

In order to hold the and 11 in the positions shown in Fig. 4C of thedrawmgs, each or the bars 11 carries a link havm -a hook-shaped free end33' that 1;)

adapted to be engaged with pins Ston the bars '10.

Each pair cl bars 10 and 11 is connected by a side railiil, in the formof a lazy-tong coi ruction, the same being disposed above the pivot rod122 and forming side rails both of the outermost link has pivoted to ita ion er link, denoted by the numeral 36, which may be secured to one ofthe arm rests 18 when the latter are swung back to form a continuationoi the chair back 14,

as clearlyv shown in Fig. l of the drawings The said 9 "in rests and theelements car ried thereby are thus held in their extended positions. Tothe arm rests 18 and the table portion 15) is fastened in any suitablemanner a canopy 37, the outer end'ol which is fastened in any suitablemanner to a U shaped fran1e'38, which is pivoted at 3) to the arm rests18'. The canopy is adapted to be folded against the arm rests i8 and thetable portion 19 vhen the furniture is to be used as a chair, and isadapted to be oxtended, as shown in Fig; l of the drawings, when thechair is converted into a baby carria in its exto the trance as, thefree end of the said cord being adapted to be brotught into engage withone 01" the pins 21 on the rail 13 (Fig.

From the foregoing: and by reference to the drawings it will be clearlyseen that the 1 bel'eadily "folded for transportation or stom'g e byswinging the arm rests in and table IfT-Ufl'lfili 1 against the bars iian" then causing); the bars 10 to sw ng against the bars 11, whereby theside rail 35 are automatically folded, the elements being: then in thepositions shown in the drawings, from which it apthe furniture rests onthe bars 7 11, the wheels Hand 16 being disposed distance from the lowerends oi the said bars that prevents the said wheels from coming intocontact with the floor when,

the bars l0and 11' are folded in the manner indicated If it is intendedto extend the furniture to 'f'ornia chair, the bars 10 and 11' are swungaway from one another into the positions shown in Fig. 1' of 'tliedrawings I the arm" rests 18' and table portion 19 '4 I ll 1 '.v swunginto horizontal position so that the tableport'ion- 19 rests on thetopofthebar's lott'he coacting liooks 20 and; pins 21 being order to holdthe canopy in nded position, a cord lO is connected brought intoengagement to hold the elements in thepositionsindicated. The foot rest23 is then brought into horizontal position and the links 24 engagedtherewith, and finally the web fastened to the foot rest. In order toconvert the chair into a baby carriage, first the web 30 is disengagedfrom the foot rest, and the latter together with links lolded againstthe bars 10, the catches 29 being engaged with the foot After this, thearm rests 18 and table portion 19 are'swungr back to form a continuationof the chair back, and the bars 10 and 11 swung apart until they rest onthe wheels l5 and 16, respectively. The links are then engaged with thepins 34-, and the links with the arm rests 1S. 'lherealter the web 30engaged with-the pins 91 on the rail 13 and the canopy 37 eictondedi it'being held in'extended position .i; bringing the tree end of-thecord40into engagement with oneiofthe pins 21. It is to be observed that,when the elements are in the positions shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings,the wheels 15 and 16 do not rest on the floor, whereby the chair issecurely held against movement.

l l hat I claim is= l A convertible chair and baby carriage comprising asupporting frame including a pair of spaced apart side members pivotally95 and transversely connected together be tween their ends, each ofsaidimembers consisting;- of two bars crossed at their pivots, a chairback carried by one pair of said bars, arm rests pivoted to said lastmen than i pair of bars adjacent said chair back, a transve selyextendingtable'portion conting said arm rests, said arm rests andportion being adapted torrest upon the other )air of said bars or toform an extension'of said chair bacli, a web secured to .;aid chairback, a foot rest carried by that of'said suppertiingbarsupon wliiclisaid rests and table portion are adapted to' the free end ofsaidfwebbeing adapted to be secured "to said foot rest to" form a chair'seat orto the upper ends of those supporting bars to which said foot rest isattached when said supporting bars are extended to form a babycarriage,whereby said web constitutes a bed bottom.

2. A convertible chair and baby' carriage according; to claim 1,comprising side members in the form oflazy-tong constructions secured tosaid supporting bars, and means carried by said lazy-tong'constructionsfor holding said arm rests and table portion in the plane of said chairbacli.

Signed at'New York, in. the county of New rm-1%, and' State of" NewYork, this llth day of @ctoller A. D; 1924.

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